Marfin Arson Suspects Face Charges, Extradition Process Underway

Two 42-year-old men are facing charges for the deadly 2010 arson attack on Marfin Bank, an incident that claimed the lives of three employees. They surrendered for questioning as part of an ongoing investigation by the Homicide Department.

Investigators are now focusing on two additional men who allegedly played pivotal roles in the firebombing. Evidence suggests one of these individuals may be the perpetrator who threw the Molotov cocktail inside the bank. Searches at the homes of two other suspects, described as part of an anarchist group, yielded digital materials and mobile phones that are now under forensic examination.

Meanwhile, a 46-year-old woman, also implicated in the attack, was arrested at Gatwick Airport in Britain following the activation of an international arrest warrant. She has reportedly expressed a desire to return to Greece to provide explanations to authorities. The attack on May 5, 2010, resulted in the deaths of Angeliki Papathanasopoulou, Paraskevi Zoulia, and Epaminondas Tsakalis, who were trapped on the third floor and died from asphyxiation.

Collectivities have called for a gathering at the Evelpidon Courts in solidarity with those prosecuted in connection with the Marfin arson. The Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, stated that police officers worked for two years to reach these conclusions.

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All these police officers and I personally sat and worked for two years, two whole years, and in the end, all these police officers put their signatures under specific conclusions.